It's not about the money
Published: Fri, 12/16/22
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Sessions Include:Making Change; Lesson #1 Making Change; Lesson #2 Making Change; Lesson #3 Making Change; Lesson #4 Making Change; Lesson #5 Making Change; Lesson #6
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Anytime we think about stewardship, we must think of it in terms of totality—whole life. How can I use my workplace as a forum for kingdom advance? How should I conduct my business so that it reflects his character? How should we order our home so that it fosters kingdom activity? What about suffering and affliction? Paul opened his second letter to the Corinthians talking about the stewardship of comfort. “He comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any kind of affliction, through the comfort we ourselves receive from God” (2 Cor. 1:4). God wastes nothing. He can redeem everything that comes into our lives. Even the terrible things can be cashed out into expressions of understanding and comfort that bring healing into other's lives. When it comes to money, God is not simply concerned about the tithe—the 10 percent we are required to return to him. He is concerned about 100 percent of all that he allows to flow through our lives. Thus we need to “buy wisdom” in regard to every aspect of our financial management. Don't ever forget, you are special to God. You were created in his image, redeemed by his grace, gifted and empowered to serve alongside him for the advancement of his kingdom. It's a great assignment, and it should make us desire to buy wisdom. Hemphill, Ken. 2006. Making Change: A Transformational Guide to Christian Money Management. Nashville, TN: B&H Books. Check out our Bible Studies on Ken Hemphill's book, Making Change. It is part of the Good Questions Have Groups Talking subscription service. Like Netflix for Bible Lessons, one low subscription gives you access to all our lessons--thousands of them. For a medium-sized church, lessons are as little as $10 per teacher per year.
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